Four-Year Degree Plan for Major in Financial Services Operations and Systems
Note that this is a sample four-year plan. There are other course sequences that will allow a student to graduate within four years as long as prerequisite courses are taken in the proper sequence. This sample plan does not guarantee course availability, and adjustments to students’ plans may be necessary if they are unable to take specific courses during specific semesters. Students who are placed into lower level FYW, MAT or other prerequisite courses will need to adjust their four-year plans accordingly. Similarly, students who bring in Advanced Placement, Dual Enrollment or transfer credit for courses will need to adjust their four-year plans. A minimum of a 2.0 GPA both overall and in the major is required for graduation. In addition to major requirements, all components of the Baccalaureate Experience must be completed in order to successfully graduate.
Degree Requirements
First (Freshman) Year - Fall Semester
First (Freshman) Year - Spring Semester
GTW 102 | Gateways II | 1 |
| or | |
HON 102 | Pathways to Honors 2 | 1 |
FYW 102 | Writing & Research | 4 |
ACC 202 | Financial Accounting Information | 4 |
ECO 205 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Social Science (Bacc. Exp.) | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Second (Sophomore) Year - Fall Semester
ACC 203 | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
ITM 210 | Managerial Statistics | 4 |
| Natural Science (Bacc. Exp.) | 3 |
ITM 220 | Information Systems | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Second (Sophomore) Year - Spring Semester
BUS 221 | Business Law and Social Responsibility | 4 |
SPE 208 | Speech for Business and the Professions | 4 |
| Social Science (Bacc. Exp.) | 4 |
| Humanities/Fine Arts (Bacc. Exp.) | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Third (Junior) Year - Fall Semester
FIN 310 | Financial Management | 4 |
ITM 318 | Systems Analysis, Design, and Project Management | 4 |
MGT 330 | Principles of Management | 4 |
ITM 350 | IS Security and Risk Management | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Third (Junior) Year - Spring Semester
ITM 408 | Data and Information Management | 4 |
FIN 470 | Financial Markets, Institutions, and Money | 4 |
MKT 300 | Principles of Marketing | 4 |
| Social Science (Bacc. Exp.) | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Fourth (Senior) Year - Fall Semester
ITM 361 | Operations Management | 4 |
ITM/FIN FSOS
| Elective | 4 |
| Humanities/Fine Arts (Bacc. Exp.) | 4 |
| Natural Science (Bacc. Exp.) | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Fourth (Senior) Year - Spring Semester
ITM 466 | Business Intelligence and Analytics | 4 |
MGT 431 | Practical Strategic Assessment | 4 |
| General elective | 4 |
| General elective | 1 |
Total Credit Hours: | 13 |
Total Credit Hours: 124
- SPE 208 fulfills 4 credit hours of the Humanities/Fine Arts requirement.
- Natural Science courses must be from different areas, one in biology and the other in chemical or physical science.
- Prerequisite are strictly enforced.
- FSOS students without work experience in the financial services field are strongly encouraged to intern with local companies.